Rollback on the final Delta 2 bearing GRAIL

A Delta 2 rocket, the last one planned to launch from Cape Canaveral and next-to-last planned Delta 2 as of this launch, will send NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft on a mission to orbit the moon. The rocket is in the Heavy configuration with slightly larger solid rocket boosters than a normal Delta 2, for the sixth time. In this time-lapse photo, taken in the late evening of September 7, 2011, The Mobile Service Tower at Complex 17 Pad B rolls back from the rocket.

Copyright Ben Cooper, launchphotography.com

This image is copyrighted with all rights reserved. Do not reuse in any way without permission.Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder.
Original image data dated on or about September 7, 2011